Farm long enough, everything is home engineered. My Dad started a side business making stock proof gate hinges and latches. Started from a heifer that learnt to lift latches and push gates off hinges.
I would say it was a moment of clarity not frustration. And just so you know I do things like this all the time the wife and I normally get a good laugh. Great video
Grandpa had about 10 grandkids and a horse and wagon. It was great fun for the first half hour for the little kids then the older kids finished the hard work.
This type of land will always have rocks. The more you plant, the more top soil is lost and the rocks work there way to the surface. It’s never ending. Invest in the best rock picker equipment budget allows. You’ll be happier in the long run.
Actually, you’ll create topsoil and and it will stay in place if farmed properly. Topsoil erodes away from improper fertilization and cultivation. Once it’s done properly it is amazing how well it works and most importantly how much nutrient content the crop will have not to mention the taste.
Says the guy selling pickers lol.😂 , no, in all reality maybe try renting one temporarily for a section, do a quarter or half your field to see if it makes a big difference, if you don't have a larger peice of land, you're not planting any specific which would call for it, and you're not damaging equipment because of rocks then they are not much of a problem to be throwing money at for cost efficiency or increased production value.
Set up a sizing chart and a drop location . Get the 4H, Boy Scouts, and other neighborhood kids involved. Smallest size is 1¢ each, next size 5¢ each, then 10¢ each, 25¢ each, $1 each, $2 each, etc. Pay them per rock. Kids make money, get out of the house, have fun doing it, and you get your rocks cleared out.
Have you talked to a quarry operator that sells various grades of dirt and rocks to get a quote on removing rocks to a depth sufficient to plant for several years without having to worry about the rocks?
I now live in Spain, and this or something very similar could be my answer. I have 20 acres of rocks, but I have the time to go steady. I don't need to make a living from the land.
Hello there The Drunken Bull Ranch, cool beans on the rock picker, well done and great job. I am looking at getting one of these for similar reasons, although more for the rocks themselves than field work, and I like what you did there so you can pick up smaller rocks, have you thought of trying bolts and big washers to hold your screen in? Thank you for showing us your fix.
@@thedrunkenbullranch Did you have an issue with the sections sliding? Also what is the name of the screen you used and the hole size and wire diameter if you could please. I am hoping that with the sandy conditions we have that this will work well, cross your fingers please.
I'm thinking if you didn't do the first step and getting the land to look the way it does now all that screen would have done is clog up and you would have been fighting that so you probably didn't waste too much time You probably needed to do both steps
The rock picking machine will work faster and not be so hard on your tractor's air filter system. If you can get one for $10,000, do your 10 acres, and sell it for $9000, you will be ahead. Good Luck, Rick
@@thedrunkenbullranch My land was so bony, that I had to buy a shovel dozer, strip the top two feet and run it through a screan. The rocks were up to 4' in diameter. It took 100s of hours. This was in the 1980s. Looking back, I should have bought a rock crusher and saved all of the time of moving the rocks. In CT, we are having such a wet spring that few are able to plant yet. Good Luck, Rick
@@richardross7219 I’m intrigued, you figure a rock crusher would be easier than sorting it out . Because I did hear that the fines is good plant nutrient Edit: TH-cam owafarmequipment valentini-tractor-3point-pto-leon-rock-crushers
@@henrinaths1 If I had been able to get a 16" x 24" jaw crusher, it would have reduced about 2/3 of my tailings to gravel and sand. My salt and pepper granite is a poor quality stone. I would have screened it for 1" - to put back into the soil and the 3" to 1" would have been for roads/trails, and drains. The bigger flat stones are planned to be used for walls. As it is, I have about 3000 yards of 3" to 5' tailings waiting for something to happen. I hope to start building some walls this summer. I think that the fines would be good nutients too. I also have 1000 yards of horse manure available for free if I truck it. That would make the field very productive. I don't even have a truck right now. Good Luck, Rick
@@richardross7219 I have an abandoned gravel pit within 15 minutes of my driveway. I’m planning to import a couple loads of pit run to do some stonework. I can imagine the rocks I would uncover from previous excavations. But that would have to involve planting a new lawn and there is already no topsoil just rocks and clay. I imagine that rock crusher is more than $10,000. I haven’t seen any with the price tag yet.
This isn't a bad low budget way at all to get great results. The next best thing would be a soil preparator, but of course you need to drive that backward so it's hard on your neck. For a tractor, if you just want to hide the rocks, the rotadarion would be the best: th-cam.com/video/OhRu7JJCZRM/w-d-xo.html
Should have bought the rock picker. Rocks come back after a while, yep. You could have then hired it out or did rock picking as a contract.just saying.
That will not only improve on the speed, it will also do a much better job as the smaller rocks / stones that would normally be too small for the bucket are being caught by the mesh. In the event this comment is seen might recommend installing bolt holes in the bucket than just bolt the mesh in so that you can add or remove the mesh without needing to weld or grind it every time. It might be a time saver depending upon how often you change it up.
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Farm long enough, everything is home engineered. My Dad started a side business making stock proof gate hinges and latches. Started from a heifer that learnt to lift latches and push gates off hinges.
I would say it was a moment of clarity not frustration. And just so you know I do things like this all the time the wife and I normally get a good laugh. Great video
Nothing stupid about thinking as you work on a project - good on ya!
A rock bucket like that on an excavator pulling a dump trailer would be the ultimate IMO.
Grandpa had about 10 grandkids and a horse and wagon. It was great fun for the first half hour for the little kids then the older kids finished the hard work.
This type of land will always have rocks. The more you plant, the more top soil is lost and the rocks work there way to the surface. It’s never ending. Invest in the best rock picker equipment budget allows. You’ll be happier in the long run.
Actually, you’ll create topsoil and and it will stay in place if farmed properly.
Topsoil erodes away from improper fertilization and cultivation.
Once it’s done properly it is amazing how well it works and most importantly how much nutrient content the crop will have not to mention the taste.
Says the guy selling pickers lol.😂 , no, in all reality maybe try renting one temporarily for a section, do a quarter or half your field to see if it makes a big difference, if you don't have a larger peice of land, you're not planting any specific which would call for it, and you're not damaging equipment because of rocks then they are not much of a problem to be throwing money at for cost efficiency or increased production value.
Just 40,000 more hours….. and this field MIGHT be done.
Lol. Right!!!
You don't need the screen if you're trying to get bigger rocks... This will also not work for soil that's wet or clayish.
the road to success is paved with failures
Thanks I've got this problem here as I've been clearing. Thank you again for taking the time!! Keep walking with our KING!!
Free tip; advertise in a rock hounding or gold panning site that you found a fossil/native gold in those rocks. Leave the fence open for a weekend.
YW
That a good idea 🤣.
Set up a sizing chart and a drop location . Get the 4H, Boy Scouts, and other neighborhood kids involved. Smallest size is 1¢ each, next size 5¢ each, then 10¢ each, 25¢ each, $1 each, $2 each, etc. Pay them per rock.
Kids make money, get out of the house, have fun doing it, and you get your rocks cleared out.
Thank you for sharing this! good idea!
Have you talked to a quarry operator that sells various grades of dirt and rocks to get a quote on removing rocks to a depth sufficient to plant for several years without having to worry about the rocks?
I now live in Spain, and this or something very similar could be my answer. I have 20 acres of rocks, but I have the time to go steady. I don't need to make a living from the land.
That made quick work of those rocks. Nice sifter you got there!
maybe if you had a mini crusher attached to the back of the grid, you would not need to remove the rocks, just make them more manageable 😊
If you put along edge of field can be used as contour bank
When youre farming pit run!😬 the motivation to find a mechanical solution is high i see😁
I need that for rock hounding!
You farming rocks out there?
my sympathy - we too are blessed with baby boulders =)
My sympathy to you as well. I hope you are also blessed with a way to remove them from unwanted locations.
Just ran across this and had a thought. To help pickup go easier have you thought of using a landscape rake to "windrow" the rocks?
Yes I have. We did that in a recent video.
Show where the rocks are used. Tks
Why not use a York rake?
Hello there The Drunken Bull Ranch, cool beans on the rock picker, well done and great job. I am looking at getting one of these for similar reasons, although more for the rocks themselves than field work, and I like what you did there so you can pick up smaller rocks, have you thought of trying bolts and big washers to hold your screen in? Thank you for showing us your fix.
I tried that. I think it could work. I had some issues and decided to weld it.
@@thedrunkenbullranch Did you have an issue with the sections sliding? Also what is the name of the screen you used and the hole size and wire diameter if you could please. I am hoping that with the sandy conditions we have that this will work well, cross your fingers please.
yeah farm up not down. You let the roots do your down. Your land will thank you. no dig/no-til
How big are the squares on your sifter? Thanks. Great set up.
The holes are approximately 1 inch squares. Thanks for watching!
You have a rock farm! Sell for road base, landscape, drains, painting, pets, etc. Will you add a rock crusher or a stamp mill to pulverize?
I thought about it. It is a pretty expensive investment around here.
I'm guessing there is no shortage of rocks in that area, but I was thinking the same thing-those look like good rocks!
I'm thinking if you didn't do the first step and getting the land to look the way it does now all that screen would have done is clog up and you would have been fighting that so you probably didn't waste too much time You probably needed to do both steps
I have a tendency to want to agree with you. Every little bit helps.
Don't worry about feeling dumb, we women like our men just like you, handsome and a little dumb so we can get our ways with them.
His ideas worked, picking up rocks and playing dumb for the ladies. :)
@@evilroyslade2491 ...he tricked us and we fell for it, we absolutely deserve it.
Why wouldn't you rent a landscape rake for a week and be done with it???
You're not supposed to take out the really small rocks because then it messes up your drainage.
Discriminator screen could have been bolted on
Y que lo mismo sirve para recoger piedras que sacos de oro que estorban en la parcela.
Better finish quick before it rains
Weld in some tabs so you can make it removable
That is an excellent suggestion.
The rock picking machine will work faster and not be so hard on your tractor's air filter system. If you can get one for $10,000, do your 10 acres, and sell it for $9000, you will be ahead. Good Luck, Rick
Thanks I appreciate you watching
@@thedrunkenbullranch My land was so bony, that I had to buy a shovel dozer, strip the top two feet and run it through a screan. The rocks were up to 4' in diameter. It took 100s of hours. This was in the 1980s. Looking back, I should have bought a rock crusher and saved all of the time of moving the rocks. In CT, we are having such a wet spring that few are able to plant yet. Good Luck, Rick
@@richardross7219
I’m intrigued, you figure a rock crusher would be easier than sorting it out . Because I did hear that the fines is good plant nutrient
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owafarmequipment valentini-tractor-3point-pto-leon-rock-crushers
@@henrinaths1 If I had been able to get a 16" x 24" jaw crusher, it would have reduced about 2/3 of my tailings to gravel and sand. My salt and pepper granite is a poor quality stone.
I would have screened it for 1" - to put back into the soil and the 3" to 1" would have been for roads/trails, and drains. The bigger flat stones are planned to be used for walls. As it is, I have about 3000 yards of 3" to 5' tailings waiting for something to happen. I hope to start building some walls this summer. I think that the fines would be good nutients too. I also have 1000 yards of horse manure available for free if I truck it. That would make the field very productive. I don't even have a truck right now. Good Luck, Rick
@@richardross7219
I have an abandoned gravel pit within 15 minutes of my driveway. I’m planning to import a couple loads of pit run to do some stonework. I can imagine the rocks I would uncover from previous excavations. But that would have to involve planting a new lawn and there is already no topsoil just rocks and clay.
I imagine that rock crusher is more than $10,000. I haven’t seen any with the price tag yet.
A simpler solution is to stop growing rocks ? LOL But seriously that bucket will get a lot of rocks gone for you
You feel stupid? My friend you should feel smart that you aren't still picking rocks up by hand, think of the time saved instead of the wasted time!😊
And now you’ve got a big pile of soil in that one spot.
Yep but it flattened right out with a back drag.
Buy it for 10k, use it, sell it :)
I am starting to agree with you.
Buy a rock picker, use it, then sell it. Get your money back
This isn't a bad low budget way at all to get great results. The next best thing would be a soil preparator, but of course you need to drive that backward so it's hard on your neck. For a tractor, if you just want to hide the rocks, the rotadarion would be the best: th-cam.com/video/OhRu7JJCZRM/w-d-xo.html
Should have bought the rock picker. Rocks come back after a while, yep.
You could have then hired it out or did rock picking as a contract.just saying.
You might be right.
I'm from northwest Ga & this would almost be a waste of time to do there. The only successful crop that there's ever been in north Ga, is rocks.
Yep, I am starting to think it is the same here.
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I'd say it was more than half of the video. Although he is indeed "talking", I'd also say that it would be more accurate to call it "explaining".
That will not only improve on the speed, it will also do a much better job as the smaller rocks / stones that would normally be too small for the bucket are being caught by the mesh.
In the event this comment is seen might recommend installing bolt holes in the bucket than just bolt the mesh in so that you can add or remove the mesh without needing to weld or grind it every time. It might be a time saver depending upon how often you change it up.